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Question | Answer |
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craven | cowardly |
credence | belief |
credible | believable |
credulous | gullible; trusting |
creed | a religious belief |
crescendo | gradual increase in intensity |
crestfallen | dejected |
cringe | to shrink back |
criterion | standard for judging |
crony | close friend |
crotchety | grouchy |
crucible | a severe test |
crux | the essential part |
cryptic | mysterious |
crystallize | to take on a definite form |
cubicle | small compartment |
cudgel | club; thick stick |
cull | to pick out |
culminate | to result in |
culpable | worthy of blame |
cumbersome | heavy or hard to handle |
cumulative | accumulated |
cupidity | greed |
curb | to control |
cursive | running or flowing |
cursory | superficial |
cynic | one who is critical |
dais | a platform |
dally | to waste time |
dank | cool and wet |
dappled | spotted |
dastardly | cowardly or shameful |
daunt | to discourage |
dawdle | to waste time |
dearth | a lack of |
debacle | a complete failure |
debase | to degrade |
debauch | to corrupt |
debilitate | to weaken |
debonair | charming |
decadence | moral decline |
decant | to pour off (a liquid) |
decapitate | to behead |
deciduous | not permanent |
declaim | to speak dramatically |
decorum | appropriate social behavior |
decrepit | broken down |
decry | to denounce |
deduce | to reason out |
deem | to believe |
defamatory | damaging another’s reputation |
default | to fail to pay or to perform |
defection | desertion |
defer | to postpone |
deference | respect; to show respect |
defile | to corrupt |
definitive | comprehensive |
deflect | to turn away |
defoliate | to strip off leaves |
defray | to pay the cost of |
deft | skillful |
defunct | extinct |
deify | to idolize |
deign | to lower oneself |
delectable | very enjoyable |
deleterious | harmful |
deliberate | careful or on purpose |
delineate | to describe |
delirium | wild excitement |
delude | to deceive; to mislead |
deluge | a flood |
delve | to investigate |
demagogue | a leader who appeals to the emotions |
demean | to degrade |
demeanor | behavior |
demented | insane |
demise | death or the end |
demography | study of population |
demoralize | to discourage |
demure | shy |
denigrate | to ruin one’s reputation |
denizen | inhabitant |
denouement | outcome; result |
denounce | to speak out against; to condemn |
depict | to portray |
deplete | to use up |
deplore | to regret |
deploy | to arrange in position |